Wheelchair team ready for campaign

ROCHDALE Hornets' wheelchair team were due to get their 2025 league season underway with a trip to Warrington Wolves at the weekend.

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Round 1 of the Betfred Championship West saw the Hornets visit Birchwood Leisure to take on a Wolves side that finished a place above them in the league table during the 2024 campaign.

"We are all excited to get going," head coach Pete Hird said ahead of the game.

"We have a strong squad representing the Hornets. I think a good, positive result is going to be achievable, and I hope it will be the catalyst for the rest of the season."

The trip to Warrington was the first of five successive away games for the Hornets, whose first home outing of the season isn't until Saturday 12 July at Kingsway Park High School.

The Hornets wheelchair team have already had plenty of opportunities to represent the club during the early months of the year.